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FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Reconcilia5on
ACM
PP Assembly
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ASSISTANT
PRINCIPALS’ CORNER
End Of Year Reports
Yr 6 Celebra5ons
Christmas Concert
7 CLASS NEWS Year 2
Year 5
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COMMUNITY
NEWS
Event Feed Back
Class Wish List
MAD Camp
From the Principal
Heavenly Father,
We come before You with humble hearts, seeking Your mercy and forgiveness. Through the Sacrament of Penance, grant us the grace to acknowledge our sins, to sincerely repent, and to receive Your healing love.
May we always strive to live in Your light and share Your peace with others. Amen. .
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Welcome to our Week Five NewsleOer.
Congratula5ons to our Year Three students who this week received the Sacrament of ReconciliaIon It was lovely to see the families par5cipate in the workshop together before the students received their Sacrament. I would like to thank Father Greg, Father John and Father Ad, the Parish Catechist team and the volunteers who helped facilitate the workshops.
Our ACM is on Tuesday 19 November at 6pm in the hall. We s5ll have posi5ons vacant for both the P&F and the SAC. If you are unsure about nomina5ng, please do not hesitate to chat with any of the current office bearers or myself. Nomina5on forms were sent out earlier this week and are due back on the 15 November.
Over the last half of the term, there are a lot of school and class events planned. On the 14 November, our Pre Primary students are leading our last assembly of the year. We look forward to seeing everyone there. Students are celebra5ng Tilly’s 1st Birthday on the 20 November with Tilly joining them for a whole school celebra5on assembly in the morning, followed by class visits throughout the day.
I would like to sincerely thank all families who have volunteered in some capacity across the year. From helping in the classroom to helping with P&F events, all volunteers are very much appreciated. We would like to invite all of our volunteers to a special Thank You Mass on the 21 November.
Thank you to the small group of parents who gave up their 5me and joined me on Monday to help develop our Strategic Intents. It was interes5ng to chat with the group about our school and ideas moving forward.
Please note that new signs have been erected by the council on the grass verge area on Smith Street. No parking is allowed on the grass as cars parking here block the visibility of cars exi5ng the drive through pick up/drop off areas. We thank you in advance for your coopera5on.
Enjoy the rest of the week.
Mel Allen Principal
Assistant Principal’s Corner
End of Year Reports - Sem 2 2024
Understanding Your Child’s Report
You will receive two academic reports this year. A ‘Mid Year Report’ at the end of Semester One and ‘End of Year Report’ at the end of Semester Two. This has been changed from the reports that used to be called Semester One Report and Semester Two Report, in line with School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA) requirements.
Mid-Year Report
This report provides parents with a ‘snapshot in 5me’ of how their child is progressing in rela5on to the end-ofyear achievement standard for each learning area for their year level. The grade provided is taking into account the curriculum which has been taught and assessed to that point in 5me.
End of Year Report
This report provides parents with an overview of how their child has progressed, across the en5re year, in rela5on to the end-of-year Achievement Standard for each learning area for their year level. The grade provided is taking into account the curriculum which has been taught and assessed across the en5re year, not just Semester Two.
In line with School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA) requirements, the reports will no longer list the report descriptors that your child has been working towards in class. However, we encourage you to look at the Term Overviews, and weekly coumminca5ons. sent out at the start of each term/week, and Seesaw for what your child has been learning about.
Understanding the Five-Step Grading System (A-E)
• ‘C Grade’ indicates that your child has progressed to the desired level of understanding for their year level.
• ‘C Grade’ is the expected Achievement Standard for each year level and each Learning Area.
• ‘A Grade’ or ‘B Grade’ means that your child is responding to the content taught to a deeper level. They may be thinking more cri5cally about the content, which is a wonderful skill to demonstrate.
• Final grades are determined by teachers collec5ng numerous samples of work and assessments. The grade is determined with the use of SCSA Judging Standards.
• ‘D’ and ‘E’ Grades reflect limited to very low achievement of what is expected for their year level. Your child’s teachers will arrange a 5me to discuss their progress if they are receiving either of these grades.
We hope this informa5on assists you to understand the repor5ng process at Infant Jesus School. If you have any further ques5ons, please don’t hesitate to ask your child’s teacher.
Year Six End of Year CelebraIons
As our Year Six children are coming to the end of their primary school years the following memorable events and tradi5ons will be taking place, that will form their final days at Infant Jesus School.
Friday 29 November - Year Six Family Night
This event will be a parent organised and hosted event to be held on Friday, 29 November For more informa5on, please contact the Gradua5on CommiOee or your child’s Parent Representa5ve.
Wednesday 4 December - GraduaIon Mass at 9.00am
The Gradua5on Mass will be held at Infant Jesus Church at 9.00am All Year Six students will need to wear their Infant Jesus School Summer Uniform for this event. At this celebra5on each Year Six student will receive their Gradua5on cer5ficate and a school gig
Wednesday 4 December - GraduaIon Luncheon
The Year Six students, the Leadership Team and their teachers will host a luncheon at Italian’s Restaurant. There is no cost to families for this event. We will depart Infant Jesus School by bus. Gradua5on cupcakes will be given out to all students at the end of the Gradua5on Luncheon.
Thursday 5 December - Fun Day
On their final day at Infant Jesus School the Year Six students will par5cipate in a ‘Fun Day’. They will depart Infant Jesus School by bus and will be aOending an excursion organised by their class teacher. More informa5on will be distributed to families regarding this event shortly.ouglas Chloe Lipari
Christmas Concert
Throughout this term children from Pre-Primary to Year 6 have been rehearsing in prepara5on for the very exci5ng Concert on Thursday 28 November 2024.
All families are invited to this very special end of year school event. Informa5on for year levels will be posted on Seesaw in the coming weeks. On the evening of the concert all children will need to be at school and in their classrooms by 5.30pm as the concert commences at 6.00pm.
At the conclusion of the concert all children will return to class with their class teacher. For safety and supervision only parents can collect their children from the classroom.
The Christmas Concert will be held on the school oval and as it is a school event all parents, family members and friends are reminded that this is an alcohol-free event.
Two areas will be organised for parents to accommodate
Six Noongar Seasons
Year 2
This week in Year Two the students have been crea5ng artwork posters about the Six Noongar Seasons.
The students have been researching one of the Six Seasons including Bunuru, Djeran, Makuru, Djilba, Kambarang and Barak. They have looked at the months the seasons fall into, what the weather is like and the type of food that is eaten.
To create their poster, students used crepe paper and water to stain their paper with warm or cool colours. They then drew symbols such as animals and plants to represent their chosen season.
The students enjoyed learning all about the six Noongar seasons.
Year Five on and Graphing Fun
cs unit, the Year Five on and graphing by designing their own survey ques5ons. Topics included “What's your favourite animal?” What onality?” and “What is the best sport?”
Each student gathered responses, tallied data in a table, and chose a graph- like bar graphs, dot plots and line graphs- to represent their findings.
The results were impressive, showcasing our classes diverse interests. This ac5vity not only strengthened their skills in data handling and presenta5on but also helped them see the value in gathering real-world informa5on!
P&F and Community News
Event Feedback
Thank you to everyone who came to our final P&F mee5ng for the year, on Tuesday. It was great to get some feedback from the community about the events that we have had this year and some possible events for next year. We would love as much feedback as possible and have created a short survey for people to complete. Find it at the link below:
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Class Wish Lists
We have been able to approve more items from the class wish lists.
Kindy – Water and Sand trolley
Pre Primary – Set of 3 scooters
Year 1 - Classroom resources
Year 4 – Maths resources
Year 6 - Low outdoor table
Years 3-6 – decodable readers
P&F ExecuIve NominaIons for 2025
We have three posi5ons available on the P&F Execu5ve for 2025. The three roles are: Vice Chair, Secretary and Treasurer.
The main du5es for each role include:
Vice Chair
support the Chair in the leadership of the commiOee. represents the Chair if they are unavailable.
Secretary
Take the minutes during the mee5ngs and distribute the minutes.
· Check emails and correspondence.
Treasurer
· Prepare and present the annual budget and annual financial report. Prepare and present monthly financial statements and updates at mee5ngs. Collect and bank money from events.
Collate reimbursement forms, invoices and record them before giving them to the finance staff in the office.
If you would like to join us but don’t feel that an execu5ve role is for you, there is also an op5on to become a general commiOee member. Our aim is to plan fun events that build a community and raise money for our school. If this interests you then we would love to have you on board! Please fill out a nominaIon form and hand it to the office before Friday the 15th November
Can you help?
We are looking for a graphic designer and/or printer who can help us with a possible ‘community directory’ project for 2025. If you can help, or know someone who can, please send an email to president.pafc@gmail.com
We are also planning our End of Year Raffles for the Christmas Concert and are seeking dona5ons. If you would like to contribute, then please contact us either through the Facebook page or via email president.pafc@gmail.com
Upcoming Events
ACM: 19th November (Week 7) at 6pm End of Year Raffle at the Christmas Concert: 28th November (Week 8)
MAD CAMP
We had MAD Camp 2024 on the weekend and it was fabulous!
The kids (and the mums ) had so much fun, from musical bingo, movie night, yoga, walking down to the river and that was all before lunch on Saturday, ager lunch there was an amazing race, crag, hair and make sta5ons with a yummy cool down of a sog serve ice cream.
The girls s5ll had the energy to dance the night away at the disco!
We hope to see you all back next year!
